However, Access to Justice spokesperson, Andrew Twambley, said the ABI was playing “fast and loose” with the facts regarding whiplash-style claims, arguing that the association’s own members say the number is falling.

He also highlighted how ABI director general, Huw Evans, told the Justice Committee last year that the number of claims was decreasing, and that this is backed up by research from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

A new Civil Liability Bill was proposed last June to cut down on the number of fraudulent whiplash claims, however, Twambley believes the government should first wait to see the outcome of a review into the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act.

“I am convinced that the review will prove that, where personal injury is concerned, the government, egged on by the ABI, is seeking to fix a problem that is already being fixed,” he added.